Locals prey to roofing scam

Reynoldsburg man indicted in state case

3:28 AM,
Nov. 20, 2013

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| The Gazette staff

A Reynoldsburg man has been indicted for allegedly swindling Ohioans through roofing scams, including some Pickaway and Ross county residents.

The Ohio Attorney General's Office and Union County Prosecutor's Office allege James Twaddle stole more than $160,000 from 42 victims across Ohio through his roofing repair company, Restore It USA. Six of the victims were in Ross County and two were in Pickaway County.

Twaddle has been charged in Union County with engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity, grand theft, theft from the elderly, money laundering and insurance fraud. If convicted, ...